Sweet football! Sweet, sweet fake football. We’re here, Detroit Lions fans. The preseason begins Friday night when the Lions take on the Atlanta Falcons. We’re that much closer to the regular season starting. Until then, there are a lot of things to keep a close eye on in the exhibition opener.
According to head coach Dan Campbell, we should expect to see the starters for about the entire first quarter. After that there’s going to be plenty of young names to watch. Here are the top eight guys that we’ll be looking at:
Jared Goff
We’ve heard a lot about Jared Goff’s confidence this offseason, and we’ve got to see some very impressive throws and moments during training camp, but now it’s time to see what he can do during a game.